CO129-521-14 Chinese Customs- proposed agreement with Hong Kong 31-10-1930 - 10-1-1931 — Page 71

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recover them on behalf of the Chinese

Maritime Customs by legal proceedings against

the master or owner, or against the junk. The master of any such junk shall also be liable upon

conviction at the prosecution of the Hong Kong

Government to a fine for failure to produce

the Chinese Maritime Customs pass book of the

junk or for failure to produce proof of payment

of customs dues.

(h) Every trading junk on entering or clearing

at an anchorage in the Colony shall deposit

with the proper Hong Kong authorities a

in English or ·Chinese, manifest in duplicate, of all cargo carried.

The proper Hong Kong authorities shall forth-

with forward one copy of such manifest to the

Commissioner of Customa. Any person depositing

a false manifest shall be liable to a fine and

imprisonment at the prosecution of the long

Kong Government.

(i) The existing scale of arms that may be carried

by junks shall remain in force, suject to such modifications as may from time to time be agree

Government

upon between the authorities of long song und

and the Chinese Authorities

Uhine. The proper authorities shell continue

to exercise supervision over arms and arms

certificates.

ARTICLE II

For the better prevention of smuggling

across the land frontier of the Colony the Hong

Kong Government will select in consultation with

the Commissioner of the Chinese Maritime Customs

certain places of entry for goods or livestock.

Whenever